Home Health & Hospice Week

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Take These 8 Steps To Head Off Costly Investigations, Lawsuits

Will your compensation system result in charges instead of legit admits? If you had any doubt that your hospice marketing practices and nursing home relationships are under increased scrutiny, a recent million dollar settlement should set you straight. Background: Tampa, Fla.-based Hernan-do-Pasco Hospice Inc. recently settled False Claims Act charges for $1 million (see Eli’s HCW, Vol. XXII, No. 26). [...]
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